Boiler.



PATENTED APR.. 28, 1903t H. B. HBMPHILL.

BOILER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1963.

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UNITED STATES ATENT @stricts IIENRY B. I-IEMPIIILL, ELDORADO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR'OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAMr ROBINETT, ELDORADO, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,683, dated Aprn28,1903. Application ned January 21, 1903. senti No. 139,986i (Nomodel.)

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Be it known that I, HENRY B. HEMPHILI., a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Eldorado, in the county of Saline and State of Illinois,have invented new and useful Improvements in Boilers, of which thefollowing is a4 specification. Y

This invention relates to boilers; and the object thereof is to providea boiler to contain clothes or fabricsto be cleansed wherein acirculation of water will be set up to pass through the clothes andremove dirt and other impurities therefrom.

The invention consists in the peculiar arrangement of parts andcombination of parts, to be referred to hereinafter,reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure l is a perspective view ofa boiler constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal sectional view through the same.

The reference-numeral l designates a boiler or outer casing having aremovable cover 2,

` provided with an exhaust pipe or tube 3 at the center thereof. Adrain-pipe et leads from one side of the casing l,near the bottomthere'- of, and is provided with a removable cap 5,

which can be threaded thereon when it is desired to retain'the waterwithin the boiler. An inner casing 6 is provided within the boiler orcasing 1 and is designedforthe purpose of receiving the vfabric to bewashed. This inner casing 6 is spaced apart from the sides of the casing1 to permit a water-space to be formed betweenthe walls'ofthe twocasings, whereby a circulation of the liquidwill be set up, as will bepresently explained.

Near the bottom ofthe inner casing is a transverse partition 7, which isprovided with a plurality of tubes 8, communicating with the space abovethe partition and with the space below. The side walls ofthe casing 6,below the partition 7, are provided with a plurality of perforations 9,and a perforate partition l0 is arranged a suitable distance above thepartition 7 to form a support for the fabric.

The numeral ll designates a telescoping wall-section which is slidablysecured within the receptacle 6, whereby the distancebe- .through theclothes or fabric.

vtween the top of the casing l and the point flows through theperfoi'ations 9 in the lower .end of the casing 6 to thereby establish athorough circulation. By employing the per- Vforate partition l0 at anelevation above the partition 7 the clothes disposed in the inner casingare prevented from closing the tubes 8, and a positive downward iiow ofthe water into the lower perforate end of the casing 6 and against thebottom of the outer casing is maintained to establish a thoroughcirculation of the water in the entire device.

In the operation of the device a sufficient quantity of water will beplaced in the outer receptacle l and surrounding the inner receptacle 6.The fabric will be placed upon the bottom or partition 1,0; and thetelescoping wall 11 will be adjusted so as to permit the water tooverliow the upper edge of the said wall and pass down to andthrough theclothes disposed in the inner casing on the perforate partition 10, thisbeing desirable in order that a perfect circulation of water may be hadThe water will pass down into the space. between the vpartition 7 andthe bottom of the outer casing through the p'erforate partition l0 andtube 8 and pass out through the openings 9 up in Athe space formed bytheparallel'walls of the two receptacles and over the top of thetelescoping wall of the inner receptacle. As soon as ebullition beginsthe water will thoroughly circulate through the olothesresting on theperforate partition l0, with obvious advantages in the washingoperation. This circulation of the liquid will thoroughly agitate thegarments and free them from all foreign matter, thereby obviating thenecessity of rubbing them upon a board, as is commonly done. It will beobvious that a device constructed in accordance with this invention willbe instrumental in effectually removing IOC) foreign matter from thegarments or fabrics to be cleansed, thereby saving considerable time andlabor in laundering them.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Aclothes-boiler comprising an ou ter casing and an inner casing, theinner casing being spaced apart from the sides of the outer casing toform a vertical Water-space, said inner casing being formed with sideWalls having lines of perforations near the lower extremity thereof, avertically-sliding adjustable wall-section on the side walls, aperforate partition between the upper and lower ends of the side walls,a second partition secured to the side Walls and parallel with thefirst-named partition, communicating tubes carried by the secondpartition and communicating with the space formed below the same, thesecond partition being arranged above the lines of perforations for thepurpose set forth.

2. A clothes-boiler comprising two receptacles one Within the other, aperforate partition horizontally disposed Within the inner receptacle, asecond partition parallel there with and having discharge tubes leadingfrom above the second partition to a suitable point below the saine,said Wall being perforate below the second partition, and avertically-slidable wall-section carried by the inner receptacle for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY B. HEMPHILL.

Vitnesses:

W. S. ROBINETT, R. T. GASTON.

